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Altus council approves contract to build water tower at Detention Pond 32 to improve northern water pressure
Summary
The council authorized a contract and mayoral signature to build a water tower near Detention Pond 32 on Heritage Road, funded by ARPA and PREP grants, to boost water pressure in northern Altus and support an industrial site; council set a project completion deadline the transcript records as December 26 (year not specified).
The Altus City Council on June 17, 2025, approved a contract to construct a water tower at Detention Pond 32 on Heritage Road and authorized the mayor to sign the final contract and related documents, pending finalization of contract documents.
City staff told the council the new tower will improve water pressure in the northern part of Altus, support an industrial site at the Yates Farm, and is funded with grant money through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and PREP funds. Staff said the grant approvals are complete and that state oversight has tightened in some similar projects, requiring additional administrative steps the city has completed. The project is time sensitive, and the transcript records a completion deadline of December 26; the transcript does not specify the year for that deadline.
The council moved and seconded the motion and recorded unanimous assent in the roll-call vote. Councilmembers recorded as voting yes in the transcript include Councilmember Cody Nelson; Councilmember Sally Maines; Councilmember Roberta Brady; Councilmember Austin Leverett; Councilmember Jonathan Bergmark; Councilmember Joel Jinx; Councilmember Reister; Councilmember Malcolm Dash; and Councilmember Robert Garrison.
Staff told the council they believe construction can be completed sooner than the stated deadline but acknowledged weather could affect timing. The contract approval authorizes the mayor to sign the contract and any necessary related documents so the project can proceed to procurement and construction steps; final contract documents remain to be completed and executed as part of the process.
